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Originally Posted by manaya
i dont mean to seem mean but sitting there and pressing a button over and over again.. well ya seems a bit retarded unless you enjoy it and then by all means get 2 it.. and i am aware what retarded means.. thats why i used it and its a term i am not denoting against those with the problem rather to the situation at hand and the mental structure of mcmaster university registration for courses.. yep i like how i justified myself
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It's like using the word "gay" as an insult. Unless your midterm is really attracted to midterms of the same sex and you loathe this phenomenon, there's no need to use it as derogatory term, even if you don't think you are - by comparing it to something you find stupid or useless, you are.
Using the word "retarded" to encompass the struggle you face with some electronic server diminishes the struggle that the mentally challenged do face. In the medical sense of the word, "retarded" simply refers to slowed or ceased growth. But since SOLAR is not growing I doubt this is how you mean to use the word. You are insulting them, regardless of if you're completely familiar with the connotations or not.